Bury 2 - 1 Northampton Town : Shakers secure stunning fightback

Posted Sunday, March 22, 2015 by PA

Ten-man Bury staged a stunning fightback to claim a crucial 2-1 win at home to Northampton.

Ricky Holmes fired the visitors into a 10th-minute lead before the Shakers' Joe Riley was shown a straight red card in the 48th minute.

Yet Kelvin Etuhu claimed a 66th-minute equaliser before Adam El-Abd headed home in the 90th minute, making it seven wins from eight for fourth-placed Bury.

The visitors took an early lead as new loan signing Diego De Girolamo played a perfect through-ball for Holmes to fire into the bottom corner.

Bury replied with Danny Mayor's shot being deflected wide before Tom Soares' close-range shot was blocked and he sent the rebound wide.

The Shakers made a double substitution at the break but within three minutes of the restart, Riley was sent off for a late challenge on Tom Newey.

Yet the red card seemed to rally Bury as sub Craig Jones won a corner.

Chris Hussey's delivery was cleared as far as Etuhu, who fired into the bottom corner from 20 yards.

Soares then fired wide from outside the box while De Girolamo's long-range strike was turned wide by Pope.

Bury sub Hallam Hope and Cobblers sub James Gray both went close late on, before Hussey's corner crept through for El-Abd to head home from just a yard out at the far post.